Washer-stringer.



D. T. VANCE. WASHER. STEINGER} APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1912.

, Patented Apr. 29

ATTORNEYS an angle to the radius of the circular cas- DAVID TODD VANCE,OF

PLUIJITR-EE. NORTH CAROLINA.

WASHER-STRINGER.

1 ,060,5 l5. Specification of Application filed May 2, 1912. Serial No.694,788.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID TODD Vance, acitizen of the United States and a resident I of Plumtree, in-the countyof Avery and 5 State of North Carolina, have made certain new and usefulImprovements in \l'asher- Stringers, of which the following is aspecifiCfltlOlL Hy invention relates to improvements in devices forstringing washers made of mica or other similar material, and itconsists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

.\n object of my invention is to provide a devicewhich will string thewasher without any attention on the part of an operator. A furtherobject of my invention is to provide means for separating the waste andbroken portions of the washers from the strung washers.

A further object of my invention is to provide asimilar device forstringing washers which is positive in operation and which iscomparatively cheap to build.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularl y pointedout in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application in which- Figure 1 is an end view of the device, Fig.'2 "s a vertical. section through the casing at. right angles to Fig. 1,and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the stringer frame.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a pair of uprights 1 and 2 uponwhich journaled a shaft 3 bearing a pulley at one end. Mounted upon theshaft '3 is a casing composed of wire mesh 4 bent. into a circular form.ends 5 and 6 being provided for forming a closed receptacle, these endsbeing secured to the shaft 3 and revolving therewith. At 7 I have showna hinged door in the periphery of the casing -which may be closed by alatch 8. Within the casing is a series of shelves 9 which projectinwardly, but not radially, being inclined at ing as shown in Fig. 2.

Suspen ed from the shaft 3 by means of wires or rods 10 is a frame likethat shown in Fig. 8, this frame consisting of the lon- Let r P nPatented Apr. 1913.

bear upright arms or apart, upon which the washers are to be strung. I pv I i From the foregoing description of the arious parts of the devicethe operation thereof maybe readily understood.

The washers 14 are placed in the interior of the casing through the door7, the latch 8 being then secured. The case is then revolved by powerapplied through the pulley 4 in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig.2. The washers 14 are carried upwardly in the pockets until they areabove the fingers 1 upon which they fall. Many of the washers, ofcourse, will not fall so as to be strung on the fingers 18, but acertain proportion will be strung every time the wheel goes around. Itis therefore only a question of time when hll will be strung.

The frame can be removed by loosening the hooks 15 at the ends of therods 10 when the washers have accumulated upon the fingers.

I claim '1. In a device for stringing Washers, a normally closedreceptacle arranged to receive the washers. a seriesof upright fingersdisposed within said receptacle each of said fingers being adapted toenter the opening in any of said washers, said receptacle being capableof rotating around said fingers, and means carried by ing the washersabove sai jecting them downwardly upon said fingers.

2. In a device for stringing washers, a shaft. means for rotating saidshaft, a normally closed receptacle carried by said shaft. :1 series ofvertically extending fingers within said receptacle each of said fingersbeing adapted to enter the opening in any of said washers, and a seriesof pockets carried by said receptacle on the inner surface thereof forreceivin washers, the "rotation of said receptacle serving to carry thewashers above the fingers and to project them downwardly upon thefingers.

3; Ina device for stringing washers, a shaft, bearings therefor,acylindrical closed receptacle secured to said shaft, the axis of theshaft and the receptacle being coincident. a series of verticallyextending fingers disposed within said receptacle each of said fingersbeing adapted to enter the opening in any of said washers, a frame forsupporting said fingers, means for supporting the gitudinal strips 11and end strips such as that shown at 12. The longitudinal strips framefrom the shaft, a series of shelves ex said receptacle for carrydfingers and profingers 13 spaced' tending inwardly from the innersurface of the receptacle, said shelves forming supports for thewashers, and the rotation of said receptacle serving to project theWashers from the shelves upon the vertically extending fingers.

4. In a device for stringing washers, a

shaft, bearings therefor, a cylimlrical closed receptacle. secured tosaid shaft. the main portion of said receptacle consisting (it acylindrical screen, the axis of the shaft and the receptacle beingcoincident, a series of vertically extending fingers dis 'msed Withinsaid receptacle each of said fingers being adapted to enter the openingin any Hi said washers, a frame for supporting the fra me from theshaft, a series of shelves extending inwardlyfrom the inner surface ofthe receptacle at an angle to the radial line through the shaft, saidshelves forming supports for the Washers, and the rotation of saidreceptacleserving to project the Washers from the shelves upon thevertically extending fingers.

DAVID TODD VANCE. \Vitnesses THOMAS J. GREENE, M. L. THOMPSON.

